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Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.

Ebina Headquarters,Ebina, Kanagawa
Native name	小田急電鉄株式会社
Romanized name	Odakyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha
Company type	Public (kabushiki gaisha)
Traded as	TYO:9007 Nikkei 225 component
Industry	Public transport
Predecessor	Odawara Express Railway Co., Ltd. 小田原急行鉄道株式会社
Founded	Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan (1 June 1948 (1948-06-01))
Headquarters	2-2 Megumi-cho,Ebina, Kanagawa (Ebina Headquarters) 1-8-3Nishi-Shinjuku,Shinjuku, Tokyo (Shinjuku Headquarters)
Key people	Koji Hoshino [jp],(President &CEO)
Revenue	¥166.445 billion (FY2016)
Net income	¥39.824 billion (FY2016)
Owner	Dai-ichi Life (5.55%) Yamanashi Chuo Bank (0.50%) Tokyu Corporation (0.26%) Keikyu (0.15%) JR East (0.12%) Keio Corporation (0.09%) Seibu Holdings (0.05%)
Number of employees	3,593 (as of 2016/8/1)
Website	www.odakyu.jp

TheOdakyu Electric Railway Company, Ltd. (小田急電鉄株式会社,Odakyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha), commonly known asOdakyū, is a major railway company based inTokyo, Japan, best known for itsRomancecar series of limited express trains from Tokyo toOdawara,Enoshima,Tama New Town, andHakone.

The Odakyu Electric Railway Company forms the core of theOdakyu Group, which comprises 101 companies (as of July 14, 2017) and includes theEnoshima Electric Railway,Hakone Tozan Railway,Odakyu Bus [ja],Odakyu Department Store [ja], andHyatt Regency Tokyo [ja] hotel. It is listed on theTokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of theNikkei 225.

The 83 km (52 mi) line fromShinjuku toOdawara opened for service on 1 April 1927. Unlike the Odawara line, rarely were pre-World War II Japanese private railways constructed with double-track and fully electrified from the first day of operation. Two years later, on 1 April 1929, the Enoshima Line was added.

The original full name of the railroad wasOdawara Express Railway Company, Ltd. (小田原急行鉄道株式会社,Odawara Kyūkō Tetsudō kabushiki gaisha),^[1] but this was often shortened toOdawara Kyūkō (小田原急行; "Odawara Express"). The abbreviationOdakyu was made popular by the title song of the 1929 movieTōkyō kōshinkyoku and eventually became the official name of the railroad on March 1, 1941.^{[2][page needed]}

On 1 May 1942, Odakyu merged with the Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway company (nowTokyu Corporation), which controlled all private railway services west and south of Tokyo by the end ofWorld War II.

The company regained its independence on June 1, 1948, and it obtained a large amount ofHakone Tozan Railway stocks, instead of separatingKeio Inokashira Line forKeio Corporation. Odakyu restarted Non-stop Limited Express service between Shinjuku and Odawara in 1948. In 1950, Odakyu trains ran through toHakone-Yumoto onHakone Tozan Line. Odakyu uses1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)narrow-gauge tracks, but the Hakone Tozan Railway is1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge, so one track of the section from Odawara to Hakone-Yumoto (6.1 km (3.8 mi)) was changed to adual gauge system. Odakyu operated the firstRomancecar (1710 series) limited express in 1951.

After the 1950s, due to rapid Japanese economic growth, Odakyu was faced with an explosive increase of population along with its lines. Commuter passengers had to use very crowded trains every morning, and complained strongly with the delay of improvements from the railway company. Odakyu began construction on the - "Shinjuku Station Great Improvement Project" setting 5 lines and 10 platforms long enough for 10 standard commuter cars with service on the Chiyoda Line, among others. Plans for a four-track system in 1964 were prevented by residents ofSetagaya Ward in Tokyo, as such the system remains uncompleted. The Setagaya Residents' opposition set the stage for a long-term and remarkable case in the courts and legislature. Odakyu could not take main part of transport from Tama New Town Area, though Odakyu started the operation of Tama Line in 1974. To serve its Mukōgaoka-Yūen Amusement Park, Odakyu operated theMukōgaoka-Yūen Monorail Line between Mukōgaoka-Yūen and Mukōgaoka-Yūen-Seimon (1.1 km (0.68 mi), 2 stations) beginning in 1966 using aLockheed Corporation stylemonorail system; the system was closed in 2001 when the amusement park was shut down.

Since 2000, Odakyū has been adding track in both directions fromIzumi-Tamagawa Station, on Tama River, the border station of Tokyo, to just outsideSetagaya-Daita Station for expanding the availability of express trains, especially for morning commuter service. The lines between Setagaya-Daita andHigashi-Kitazawa Station are still under construction, however. Odakyu announced that the bottle-neck will be resolved by 2013.

All of its lines are double- or quadruple-tracked withinTokyo Metropolisas of March 2018, a project first decided in December 1964 but due toNIMBYland acquisition difficulties, complex and expensive workarounds were constructed and finished, taking a half century. The main or Odawara Line acts as a bypass route for theTōkaidō Main Line from Tokyo to western Kanagawa. TheRomancecar3000 series "SE" was tested at speeds of up to 145 km/h (90 mph) in 1957, achieving a world record fornarrow-gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) lines at the time. These tests also provided important data on high-speedelectric multiple units (EMU), whichJapanese National Railways (JNR) used for its limited express EMUs,151 series, and0 Series Shinkansen introduced in the early 1960s.

Odakyu celebrated its 80th anniversary in April 2007. The 50th anniversary of the Romancecar was celebrated in September 2007.

Station numbers were introduced to all Odakyū Line stations in 2014, with stations numbered using the prefix "OH".^[3][4]

Odakyu are the current shirt sponsors offootball clubMachida Zelvia.

On 6 August 2021, amass stabbing incident occurred on one of its commuter services whena man stabbed nine passengers, seriously injuring a woman before trying to ignite a fire on the compartment. The man escaped and was arrested hours later.^[5]

Odakyu owns three railway lines directly, and another three lines via subsidiaries. It also operates trains onto theTokyo Metro Chiyoda Line, JR EastJōban Line, and JR CentralGotemba Line.

• Not including the connecting branch between Odawara Line and JR Central Gotemba Line near Shin-Matsuda Station.
• Many Odakyu Tama Line trains (and selected Odawara Line trains fromHon-Atsugi) continue on to the Chiyoda and Jōban lines forAyase and -Toride stations. This service began in 1978 between Hon-Atsugi andAbiko stations.
• Some Odakyū trains continue on the Odakyu-ownedHakone Tozan Line toHakone-Yumoto.
• Limited expressMt. Fuji trains travel from Shinjuku through on theJR CentralGotemba Line toGotemba Station eight times a day.

(As of March 17, 2018 timetable revision)

Romancecar limited express services require a supplementary surcharge.

Commuter service is shown on each line's page.

• Mt. Fuji trains run on the connecting branch line just before Shin-Matsuda from Shinjuku and stops at Matsuda on the Gotemba Line. Matsuda and Shin-Matsuda are treated as the same station.
• Home Way trains run from Shinjuku every evening after 18:00. There is no service to Shinjuku.

Commuter services are shown on each line's page.

• At Yoyogi-Uehara, all trains pause, but there is no service for passengers; Odakyū and Tokyo Metro change their operating staff at the station.
• On weekday mornings,Metro Sagami trains run once from Hon-Atsugi to Kita-Senju.
• On weekday evenings,Metro Homeway trains run twice from Hon-Atsugi to Kita-Senju and once from Ōtemachi to Hon-Atsugi.
• On weekends and holidays,Metro Hakone trains run between Kita-Senju and Hakone-Yumoto four times;Metro Sagami (once in the morning) andMetro Homeway (once in the evening) trains also run between Kita-Senju and Hon-Atsugi.

• 30000 series "EXE/EXEalpha" (introduced 1996)
• 60000 series "MSE" (introduced 2008)
• 70000 series "GSE" (introduced 2018)

Former

• 3000 series "SE" (1957–1991)
• 3100 series "NSE" (1963–2000)
• 7000 series "LSE" (1980–2018)
• 10000 series "HiSE" (1987–2012)
• 20000 series "RSE" (1991–2012)
• 50000 series "VSE" (2005–2022)

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  7000 series "LSE"
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  30000 series "EXEalpha"
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  50000 series "VSE"
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  60000 series "MSE
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  70000 series "GSE"

Current

• 1000 series (introduced 1988)
• 2000 series (introduced 1995)
• 3000 series (introduced 2002)
• 4000 series (introduced 2007)
• 5000 series (introduced 2020)
• 8000 series (introduced 1983)

Former

• 5000 series (1969–2012)
• 9000 series (1972–2006)

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  8000 series
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  9000 series
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  1000 series
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  2000 series
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  3000 series
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  4000 series
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  5000 series

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The Odakyu Railway has been included in several Japanese languagetrain simulator programs as well as the English languageMicrosoft Train Simulator program.Microsoft Train Simulator includes the railway'sOdawara andHakone Tozan lines, collectively referred to as the "Tokyo-Hakone" route, with the2000 series commuter trainset and the7000 series "LSE"Romancecar trainset being player driveable. Several "activities", or scenarios, are included.

Various Odakyu add-ins are available for the BVE Train Simulator, a freeware cab view train simulator for Microsoft Windows.

• Lee, A. (2011).Tokyo commute: Japanese customs and way of life viewed from the Odakyu Line. Folkestone, Kent: Renaissance Books.

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